CVE-2015-3650 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread into the vprintproxy.exe process due to an invalid DACL pointer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3650?
CVE-2015-3650 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Player, published on 10 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vmware-vmx.exe in VMware Workstation 7.x through 10.x before 10.0.7 and 11.x before 11.1.1, VMware Player 5.x and 6.x before 6.0.7 and 7.x before 7.1.1, and VMware Horizon Client 5.x local-mode before 5.4.2 on Windows does not provide a valid DACL pointer during the setup of the vprintproxy.exe process, which allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges by injecting a thread.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3650?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Horizon View Client, Vmware Player, Vmware Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3650?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3650 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-3650 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3650 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3fp-4gq7-m24g.